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926. What activities are authorized pursuant to Ethiopia General License (GL) 2, “Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations’ Activities”?
Ethiopia GL 2 authorizes certain transactions and activities involving nongovernmental organizations’ (NGOs) activities in Ethiopia or Eritrea, including: activities to support humanitarian projects and to meet basic human needs (such as, among other examples provided in GL 2, shelter and settlements assistance, water, sanitation, hygiene activities, and COVID-19 related assistance); activities to support democracy building (such as, among other examples provided in GL 2, activities to support conflict mitigation); activities to support education; activities to support non-commercial development projects directly benefiting the people of Ethiopia or Eritrea, including those related to health, food security, water and sanitation; and activities to support environmental and natural resource protection. Please see GL 2 for details.
Date Released
September 17, 2021
1) Read in conjunction with Ethiopia General License Number 2.
Here, OFAC specifies that "Ethiopia GL 2 authorizes certain transactions and activities involving nongovernmental organizations’ (NGOs) activities in Ethiopia or Eritrea, including: activities to support humanitarian projects and to meet basic human needs (such as, among other examples provided in GL 2, shelter and settlements assistance, water, sanitation, hygiene activities, and COVID-19 related assistance); activities to support democracy building (such as, among other examples provided in GL 2, activities to support conflict mitigation)..."
The underlined portions are, in effect, interpretations of the scope of the GL, since the underlined text does not appear in the GL. The interpretation of the phrase "activities to support humanitarian projects and to meet basic human needs" should have cross-programmatic implications, since that quoted text appears in many NGO-related executive orders. One might refer to Fact Sheet: Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat COVID-19 for guidance on the meaning of "COVID-19 related assistance".
2) See generally General Note on GLs Authorizing Transactions of and Related to Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) (System Ed. Note).